From the minute Serena van der Woodsen stepped onto the small screen back in 2007 when Gossip Girl [1] first debuted, I was obsessed with her hair [2]. I had never seen anything like it — Blake Lively [3]'s long blond locks weren't quite straight nor were they curly. Her mane had this look that I can only describe as extreme texture — and it's totally dreamy. So I spent years wrestling to get my thick curly strands into her just-rolled-out-of-bed-but-still-polished coif. And then I finally found the answer: beach sprays.
A beach spray is any sea-salt-based or texturizing spray [4]. Some feel more like dry shampoos with a little extra oomph, and others really re-create that ocean-air-dried, piecey look. But all of them give you va-va-voom volume. To keep your breezy Summer hair look going all year long, I've rounded up some of my favorite texture hair sprays on the market right now. Tip: combine these spritzers with a dollop of hair oil for a perfect finish!
Source: Getty / Ilya S. Savenok [5]
For Major Hair Volume
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray [6] ($44)
For Organic Ocean Texture
Sachajuan Ocean Mist [7] ($31)
For Thicker Strands
Bumble and Bumble Thickening Dryspun Finish Spray [8] ($31)
An Affordable Find
Umberto Dry Texture Spray [9] ($10)
Great For Making Waves
Kerastase Spray à Porter [10] ($30)
To Pop Your Layers
Sally Hershberger Glam Waves Texture Spray [11] ($13)
Under-$10 Winner
L'Oreal TXT It Tousle Waves Spray [12] ($5)